Sergi Bastidas

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Sergi Bastidas (born February 1954, in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish designer and auto didactical architect. He is known for the integrative handling of historical buildings and the preservation of their original building substance.[1]

After school Sergi Bastidas concluded his formal education at the Escuela de Artes Y Oficios de Barcelona. He then began working at the studio of . The collaboration with the renowned industrial designer led to participations in various competitions of the Foment de les Arts i del Disseny, ADI-FAD. From the 1980s onwards, Bastidas devoted himself to architecture, especially in the Balearic Islands.[2]

For this purpose, local craft enterprises were involved and manufacturing techniques were partly revived: production of Roman brick, weaving techniques for natural cane, construction of dry-stone wall and masonry made of mortared quarrystone and fieldstone. In the reconstruction and expansion of historic buildings, traditional elements not only ensure the originality of the old substance. In combination with modern techniques, they improve acoustics, thermals and the performance, especially in buildings used all year round, such as the hotel Can Ferrereta, originally from the 18th century, or the Can O'Ryan townhouse, also 18th century, which together with a former cinema theatre forms the current Rialto Living ensemble in the old town of Palma de Mallorca.[3] Traditional Balearic elements are also incorporated into the realization of new buildings: town houses get integrated into the neighbouring old stock and solitary buildings are in harmony with the landscape.[4]

Due to his careful handling of historical buildings, the surrounding gardens and parks Sergi Bastidas was honored with the Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional Architecture donated by Richard H. Driehaus in 2021. The presentation of the most prestigious architecture prize awarded on the Iberian Peninsula took place in Madrid at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.[5] Reasoning of the jury, quote excerpt: The buildings he designs seem to merge with their setting thanks to his attention to local terrain, climate, materials and building traditions, the ways in which the place has been used traditionally and its vegetation and landscape. Hence he is a great advocate of more natural and sustainable materials, which also give his work warmth and humanity: stone, lime, wood, cane etc.[6] The laudation was held by Léon Krier.

Sergi Bastidas is an honorary member of the International Network for Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism, INTBAU,[7] and lives on Mallorca.

Bibliography[]

  • Balearic Retreats, Publisher: Beta-Plus Publishing 2018, EAN 9782875500557 (in English and in Spanish)
  • Ultimate Bathroom Design, Editor TeNeues Verlag Augsburg 2004, ISBN 9783823845966 (in English)
  • Piscinas, Ediciones Librería Universitaria de Barcelona, S.L., 2003, 84-89978-63-8 (in Spanish)
  • Landhäuser auf Mallorca, Editorial: Taschen 2000, ISBN 3-8228-6012-3 (in German)
  • Mallorca mit Stil, Publisher: Thomas Niederste-Werbeck, Editor Callwey München 2019, ISBN 978-3-7667-2384-0 (in German)

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References[]

  1. ^ "Announcing the winners of the Richard H. Driehaus Heritage Preservation Medal and the Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional Architecture". INTBAU. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ "Bastidas receives the Rafael Manzano Prize for work on Mallorca" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "Sergi Bastidas, Can Ferrereta, receives the highest architectural award" (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  4. ^ "Interview with Sergi Bastidas". LF Style. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  5. ^ "L'arquitecte Sergi Bastidas guanya el Premi Rafael Manzano" (in Spanish). La República. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  6. ^ "Premio Rafael Manzano". Premio Rafael Manzano. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  7. ^ "INTBAU Spain, Honorary Members". Intbau. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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